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channel

Definitions


[ˈtʃanl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas

- a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station

- a method or system for communication or distribution
(e.g: they didn't apply through the proper channels)

- an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal
(e.g: an audio channel)

- a tubular passage or duct for liquid
(e.g: fish eggs have a small channel called the micropyle)

- a groove or furrow
(e.g: a solid block of metal that is machined to create channels into which screw-in cartridge valves can be installed)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ (see cane). Compare with canal


[ˈtʃanl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- direct towards a particular end or object
(e.g: the council is to channel public funds into training schemes)

- (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit)
(e.g: she was channelling the spirit of Billie Holiday)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ (see cane). Compare with canal




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